TravelClick and its Hotel Partners Take Home 23 Interactive Media Awards for Website Design Excellence

NEW YORK, 2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — TravelClick, a global provider of innovative cloud-based solutions that enable hotels to grow revenue, earned 23 Interactive Media Awards™ (IMA), more than any other company in the ‘hotel/resort’ category.  The IMA recognizes the highest standards of excellence in website design and development, and honored TravelClick with a total of eight… Read the full press release

South African Airways won the Skytrax Award for Best Airline in Africa

Johannesburg, 2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — South African Airways (SAA) has been named the Best Airline in Africa in a global customer satisfaction survey. The announcement was made during the Skytrax World Airline Awards ceremony hosted at the 50th International Paris Air Show earlier today. The Skytrax World Airline Awards are regarded as the most prestigious accolades… Read the full press release

SKYTRAX World Airline Award for Best Airline Staff Service in Africa Goes to Ethiopian Airlines

2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that it has won SKYTRAX World Airline Award for Best Airline Staff Service in Africa for its outstanding customer service, on 18 June 2013 in Paris at Le Salon du Bourget Air Show. With its uniquely Ethiopian flavored African hospitality, Ethiopian Airlines is availing high standard… Read the full press release

Lisa Oswald, of Travelzoo Customer Service, won a Gold Stevie Award® at the 11th annual American Business Awards

NEW YORK, 2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ: TZOO), a global Internet media company, announced today that Lisa Oswald, Senior Vice President of Customer Service for Travelzoo, won a Gold Stevie Award® at the 11th annual American Business Awards gala in Chicagolast night. Other nominees for this prestigious award included the Executive Vice President for… Read the full press release

Turkish Airlines has been chosen Best Airline in Europe in 2013 Skytrax World Airline Awards

2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Turkish Airlines has been chosen “Best Airline in Europe”, “Best Airline in Southern Europe” and awarded “Best Business Class Catering” in 2013 Skytrax World Airline Awards As a world recognized brand associated with air travel excellence in 21st century by providing unique products to the world airline and airport industry through… Read the full press release

Norwegian voted Europe’s best low-cost airline by SkyTrax World Airline Awards

2013-06-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian has been voted Europe’s best low-cost carrier of the year by the renowned SkyTrax World Airline Awards. It is the passengers themselves who have evaluated over 200 airlines worldwide in what is described as the most prestigious award in the airline industry. Norwegian’s CEO Bjørn Kjos accepted the prize during Paris Air… Read the full press release

Daniel Hollett of Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 Wins Acorn Award

LONDON, 2013-06-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 is celebrating after its director of sales and marketing was awarded a prestigious Acorn Award this week. Run by Caterer & Hotelkeeper, the awards recognise future stars of the hospitality industry and are now in their twenty-seventh year. The Acorns acknowledge flair and reward good… Read the full press release

Hilton Worldwide announces honors for its top annual development awards in North America

MCLEAN, Va., 2013-06-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Worldwide today announced honors for its top annual development awards in North America. Awards are presented in five categories across the company’s portfolio of hotels, including: Developer of the Year, Best Conversion, Deal of the Year, Outstanding Achievement and Lifetime Achievement. Recipients are awarded based on criteria ranging from total… Read the full press release

Incheon Airport wins the ASQ Award for the eighth time and will be hosting the ‘2014 ACI General Assembly’

Incheon, Korea, 2013-06-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Incheon Airport had the honor of being named as the best in airport service for eight consecutive years, at an award ceremony organized by the Airports Council International (ACI) at the Çıragan Palace Hotel Kempinski in Istanbul, Turkey on June 12th (local time in Korea). At the ACI World Congress… Read the full press release

Manchester Airport Escape Lounge wins Global Award in the Priority Pass of the Year Awards

2013-06-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Manchester Airport’s Escape Lounge has won a prestigious global award in the Priority Pass of the Year awards. The Terminal One Escape Lounge has been announced as winner of the Best Staff category, beating off competition from over 600 lounges around the world. Suzy Taylor, Manchester Airport Escape Lounges Manager, said: “To… Read the full press release

British Quality Foundation (BQF) renews Virgin Trains 5 star Recognised for Excellence certification

2013-06-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Virgin Trains has renewed its certification in the Recognised for Excellence (R4E) programme at the highest level of 5 stars, following a bi-annual assessment by the British Quality Foundation (BQF). The company, which originally achieved 5 star status in May 2011, improved its overall score by around 20 per cent, with higher… Read the full press release

Airports Council International honoured recipients of its annual 2012 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards

Istanbul, Turkey, 2013-06-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today, Airports Council International (ACI) honoured recipients of its annual 2012 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards and inductees to ACI’s Director General’s Roll of Excellence during the ACI Europe and World Annual Congress & Exhibition 2013 Gala Dinner and ASQ Awards Ceremony at Ciragan Palace Kempinski. Director General’s Roll of… Read the full press release

Heathrow named ‘Europe’s Best Airport’ at the ACI’s 9th annual Airport Awards

2013-06-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Heathrow has been named ‘Europe’s Best Airport’ at the ACI’s 9th annual Airport Awards, adding to other highly coveted global awards received earlier this year for ‘Best Airport Shopping’ and ‘Best Airport Terminal’ for Terminal 5. The award, in the over 25 million passengers category and shared jointly with Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, reflects… Read the full press release

2013 ACI EUROPE Best Airport awards winner in ‘more than 25 million passengers’ category is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol for the fourth time

2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — On Monday evening, 10 June, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol came first for the fourth time running in the ‘more than 25 million passengers’ category of the 2013 ACI EUROPE Best Airport awards. Jos Nijhuis, President & CEO of Schiphol Group, received the award at the ACI EUROPE Annual General Assembly in Istanbul. A… Read the full press release

London City Airport named the best airport of its size in Europe at The 9th annual ACI Europe Best Airport Awards

2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — London City Airport has been named the best airport of its size in Europe at an industry awards ceremony. The 9th annual ACI Europe Best Airport Awards took place in Istanbul on Monday [10th June], where LCY was announced as the winner of the 1-5 million passenger category for the second year running. The… Read the full press release

ACW World Air Cargo Awards honours Swissport with “Air Cargo Handling Agent of the Year 2013”

2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Swissport International Ltd., the world’s leading provider of ground and cargo services to the aviation sector, was awarded “Air Cargo Handling Agent of the Year 2013” by the distinguished and esteemed ACW World Air Cargo Awards. Readers of “Air Cargo Week” have granted the top spot in this ranking for the fifth… Read the full press release

Travel + Leisure readers select Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo for 2013 World’s Best Service Award

Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo Selected by Travel + Leisure Readers for 2013 World’s Best Service Award. 2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo has been honoured by readers of Travel + Leisure as a recipient of the 2013 World’s Best Service Awards. The Resort received an overall score of 96.09 out of… Read the full press release

1st Latin American edition of World Travel Awards will be held in Lima, Peru

2013-06-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — World Travel Awards, heads for Lima Peru to make history, for this is where the Central and South America Gala ceremony will be held for the first time on July 20th 2013. The glittering red carpet event will take place at the site of the ancient Huaca Pucllana temple, located in the… Read the full press release

Travelport honors the brightest stars of the travel industry in Afghanistan

Kabul, Afghanistan, 2013-06-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport – the leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions and data for the global travel industry – recently gathered Afghanistan’s travel industry in Kabul for a special awards ceremony. Organized by Travel Solutions – the official distributor of Travelport’s Galileo system in Afghanistan – this was the first event of… Read the full press release

Ethiopian Airlines Wins 2013 Airline Reliability Performance Award from Bombardier Aerospace for Third Year in a Row

2013-06-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has won the 2013 Airline Reliability Performance Award from Bombardier Aerospace. This is the third time Ethiopian has won the award in a row. The award was given to Ethiopian for achieving an average dispatch reliability rate of… Read the full press release

eforea: spa at Hilton Located At Hilton Pattaya Wins “Best Luxury Hotel Spa” Award

This Innovative Spa Concept At Hilton Pattaya Aims To Raise The Bar Of Service Excellence Within A Highly Competitive Spa Industry PATTAYA, Thailand, 2013-06-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — The World Luxury Spa Awards™ comprises of 12 spa categories and recognized and respected on the global front by the public and media at large and are universally  acknowledged as… Read the full press release

Jersey’s young musicians first in the Channel Islands to win a nationally recognised Silver Arts Award

Young band members win Jersey’s first Silver Arts Awards 2013-06-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — To achieve the qualification, keyboard player Honor Butel (13), singer Joe Chadd (17) and guitarist Robbie Dark (17) organised Rock The Wharf, a music event designed to give young people under 13 the experience of playing live, performing on stage and being in… Read the full press release

CDA Residential Sound Insulation Program named Project of the Year by the Federation of Women Contractors

​CHICAGO, 2013-06-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) Residential Sound Insulation Program (RSIP) was named Project of the Year by the Federation of Women Contractors (FWC) during an awards ceremony on May 30, 2013 at the House of Blues in downtown Chicago. The CDA’s residential sound insulation program at O’Hare and Midway International Airports is led by a woman-owned… Read the full press release

Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront, Cape Town, Winner of Rezidor’s Energy Saving Initiative Think Planet

2013-05-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront, Cape Town in South Africa is Rezidor’s most energy efficient property across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The property is the winner of Rezidor’s energy saving initiative Think Planet. In recognition of the hotel’s stellar performance, all 230 employees have received a bicycle on the occasion… Read the full press release

TripAdvisor’s 2013 Certificate of Excellence Award is Given to Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas

Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas Receives TripAdvisor’s 2013 Certificate of Excellence Award. Prestigious award recognizes top-performing businesses on TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel review site. 2013-05-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas is the recipient of TripAdvisor’s 2013 Certificate of Excellence Award, which honours businesses that consistently earn high ratings from TripAdvisor travelers. “Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas is honoured… Read the full press release

San Diego Airport Authority Leaders awarded 2013 Economic Opportunity Award for The Green Build

LEAD San Diego recognizes Board members, President/CEO SAN DIEGO, 2013-05-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — At last night’s LEAD San Diego’s 11th Annual Visionary Awards, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority leadership was awarded the 2013 Economic Opportunity Award for The Green Build, the largest construction program in the history of San Diego International Airport. Board Chair Robert… Read the full press release

Iberia elegida mejor compañía aérea en las rutas con América del Sur

El galardón fue recogido por Marco Sansavini, Director Comercial. Madrid, 2013-05-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — Iberia ha sido elegida mejor compañía aérea en las rutas con América del Sur en la XXI edición de los premios Travelranking, que concede anualmente la revista especializada en viajes Agenttravel. Para la elección de estos premios, cada año, la revista Agenttravel realiza… Read the full press release

Dusit Thani Manila Receives TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence Award

Honored as a Top Performing Hotel as Reviewed by Travelers on the  World’s Largest Travel Site Makati, Philippines, 2013-05-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Dusit Thani Manila, Dusit International’s flagship property in  the Philippines has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. The accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on… Read the full press release

VIA Rail receives “AirRail Concept of the Year” award at the Global AirRail Awards 2013

Montréal, 2013-05-22 — /travelprnews.com/ —  With its strategy of creating partnerships with airlines and other transport providers allowing passengers to plan, book and pay for intermodal trips in a seamless fashion, VIA Rail Canada (viarail.ca) received the “AirRail Concept of the Year” awardat the Global AirRail Awards 2013 ceremony, in Frankfurt on May 16th.  The Global AirRail Awards ceremony is one of the most… Read the full press release

SSP brand, Upper Crust’s Hog Roast & Crackling baguette named New Sandwich of the Year at the 2013 British Sandwich Association Sammies

2013-05-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — SSP brand Upper Crust won the top prize in the New Sandwich of the Year (hot) category at the 2013 British Sandwich Association Sammies last night for its Hog Roast & Crackling baguette. The awards, which were conceived by the prestigious British Sandwich Association to recognise and celebrate the achievements of key… Read the full press release